seonghwa is the oldest member of ateez, but the youngest in his family. his name in korean is 성화 which is 화성 backwards. 성화 means to be a star. 화성 means mars in korean. seonghwa was born on april 3rd 1998, making him an aries. the ruling planet of an aries is mars, the +

element is fire. both 성 and 화 can mean fire in hanja.
seonghwa was nicknamed 'toothless' and 'angry bird' by his fans, because he looks similar to both characters.
seonghwa biased atinys are called shine stars. seonghwa is stiff in the legs, he can't sit criss cross +

applesauce. but he's flexible in his hips.
one time he called glitter twinkle twinkle, and also bling bling.
his role models are exo's kai and shinee's taemin.
he played volleyball, soccer, and other sports in school, he also did judo. he was on a dance cover team in +

highschool and was well respected.
he was very loved by classmates, and even students from other schools came to see him. some facebook comments from a few years ago referred to him as 진주의 아이돌 aka jinju's idol (jinju is his hometown).
he cleans the floor with a lint +

roller, vacuums, wet wipes, and then uses the lint roller again, otherwise he's uncomfortable.
he often asks the members if he's pretty.
during a fanmeet or a concert he said he wanted his nickname to be 바로 떵화 (one and only ddeonghwa) but fans misheard it as +

바보 떵화 (d*mb ddeonghwa) but he didn't correct them because he didn't want to ruin the mood.
seonghwa wants hongjoong to come home.
one time on a vlive, seonghwa teared up while reflecting a time when yunho and yeosang helped him on stage when he was injured. +

he often brings makeup looks to the stylists in order to get the look he wants on specific stages.
seonghwa wrote a three page letter for atinys on his birthday.
he's the most sensitive member of ateez.
he lets the members (cough woosan) tease him even though he's their +

elder. wooyoung said he likes seeing seonghwa's reactions.
seonghwa says he and his older brother used to fight in middle school but now seonghwa relies on him.
seonghwa was originally supposed to be a rapper.
he used to dislike black hair.
he's 5'10, blood type O.

his favorite colors are black and blue. he is roommates with hongjoong.
he rambles when he's nervous.
seonghwa claims his charming point is him being an oddball.

seonghwa only wore clip on earrings until soribada 190822. he only has one ear pierced because the other could affect his in-ears.

he always wears contacts on stage because he has bad vision

seonghwa has a really distinct music taste and it matches his voice well. he loves lauv.

if he were to be in a kdrama he would play the boyfriend.

he watches lots of kdramas.

seonghwa is very very good at covering girl group dances

seonghwa and hongjoong were compared to a wife and husband, hongjoong says he doesn't take care of seonghwa much but seonghwa takes care of him. seonghwa said this was because he's the leader and he doesn't take the time to care for himself.

seonghwa teared up during the recording for their debut track pirate king and he wasn't confident in his vocals. look at him now

seonghwa always wants to join the 99z because they're fun, but they tease him and say no (lmao rip hwa)

when seonghwa audition for kq he auditioned with rap and dance. then they asked him to sing. he started walking homs, but kq called him back to perform again. he didn't think he made it, but three days later he got a call saying he could begin training.

seonghwa really loves asmr, he falls asleep to it, and he chose to do it for his individual content. he named is MARS ASMR because mars and asmr use the same letters.

seonghwa sleeps on the bottom bunk, hongjoong sacrificed and got on the top bunk for him.

ateez did the one chip challenge once, and despite not handling spice food the greatest, seonghwa ate the chip instead of hongjoong because he didn't want hongjoong to suffer.

seonghwa really likes his sleep, one time he went all the way to jongho's room to turn off his alarm.

seonghwa also really likes strawberries and steak! not together though. he got a strawberry cake for his birthday

seonghwa really relies on positive feedback from fans. he always reads letters on the To. ATEEZ board on fancafe.

here's a playlist of songs seonghwa has recommended! if you listen to it you'll be able to notice how he has a specific music taste, and it suits his voice well. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/seonghwa-recs/pl.u-WabZ7V7FeyzdljY

seonghwa sleeps with a polar bear plushie and a husky plushie!

seonghwa looks like the warmest human ever but he actually has really cold hands! someone warm them up for him please

fans often argue over whether seonghwa is a cat or a bunny

seonghwa has a really big appetite, he eats the most out of the ateez members, but he doesn't gain we1ht (high metabolism bros)

during their first tour and ep3 promos seonghwa was sick and/or kept getting injured but he kept performing because that's what he loves to do. atinys started a hashtag like thankyouprecioushwa (something like that) and he saw it and posted saying thank you my precious +

atiny. later on he said the hashtag event made him cry because of all the love and support he got.

according to hongjoong, seonghwa isn't muscular but he has a pretty body line. seonghwa likes muscular bodies tho >___<

during treasure film seonghwa said the iconic line '맘마?' (mamma?)
he didn't expect it to be so popular, put later on he admitted that he did it to be cute

seonghwa likes babies, he thinks they're adorable and he thinks the way adults treat babies is cute.

seonghwa often licks his lips (blep)
it's either soft and adorable or hot and sexy

seonghwa is pretty much an all rounder if you think about it. he's a vocalist, he used to rap, he's an amazing dancer, and he's a visual. king things

seonghwa is the worst in ateez, alongside hongjoong, at handling alcohol (ateez tipsy vlive please)

the members of ateez often go to seonghwa for comfort
maybe because he's their eldest, but he's also very caring and tends to put others before himself.

he always wants to give back the love that his fans give him. he never fails to show how thankful he is.

seonghwa often wears this sleeveless 'crush on you' shirt, which he has both black and white versions of

apparently he has good aim

i will continue adding on to this but stream my hwa pirate king fancam because he's sex e

sometimes seonghwa doesn't like being the oldest because he's the youngest in his family and he was always babied (someone please baby him i beg u)

seonghwa thinks he has pretty hands, i believe it was san or yunho that said he has pretty eyes, wooyoung thinks he has a pretty butt

on a broadcast pc from answer era seonghwa wrote
에이티니가
성화의 Answer..ㅋㅋ
- 떵화 -

which translates to
atiny is seonghwa's answer..kk
- ddeonghwa -

seonghwa said that wooyoung often gives him cheek kisses in the dorm

seonghwa (along with wooyoung) is the best cook in the dorm

one of the dance seonghwa oftens does is chungha's gotta go!

at an australia concert during their first tour seonghwa said "don't cry baby don't cry" to an atiny who i assume was crying

seonghwa thinks he is sexy, but he think wooyoung is sexier than him

if you watch closely, sometimes you'll notice seonghwa gesturing the younger members to quiet or calm down, and they *usually* always do

seonghwa used to be uncomfortable with aegyo, but he practiced it and now he's really good at it and does it often

seonghwa had a hard time picking a favorite song from ep.1

in ep.3 his favorite was utopia and i believe aurora at some point

in ep. fin his favorite was sunrise

in epilogue his favorite was horizon

yeosang eats in a way that he often gets food on the corners of his mouth, seonghwa usually cleans his mouth for him

i think seonghwa is bad at lying, as shown during their mafia games, everyone could tell he was mafia right away

seonghwa is a light sleeper, he also said the first thing he sees in the morning hongjoong

seonghwa is afraid of heights

seonghwa didn't get much sleep the night before their first seoul concert because he was excited

seonghwa had braces in highschool or middle school

seonghwa is a fast eater unless it's a desert

seonghwa says he and his older brother don't look alike at all, but seonghwa says he got everything good from his parents